#Command line editing
15-Jan-92 14:46:18
Sb: #28700-#Command line editing
Fm: Brian Boatright [KBJ FL] 76216,3252
To: Duff Kurland [Adesk] 72407,2764
[Continued]
The other issue is command interception, such as with Lisp. It is very
awkward to have to Undefine commands to provide interception; one would
have undefine numerous commands to provide any kind of usable features,
such as AutoSaves or intercepting the Plot command to update a Drawing
Management attribute. I could probably think of dozens of uses for such a
feature. One last beef… Why in the world does a PLOT command disable the
Undo History?! There are many times that I want to plot a divergent scheme
and then go back (without having to maintain a series of Wblocked files).
It is funny that UNDO will go back past a SAVE or WBLOCK, but not a PLOT. I
was really baffled by why one could not do this. Is the PLOT command so
separate from the rest of the program that it disables the link? Or is the
assumption that if one PLOTs, they would never want to go back <smirk>?!
FWIW, thanks for your interest and patience in letting me vent some spleen!
Brian Boatright